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Greenberg’s Starr to Appeal AIG Bailout Case to Supreme Court
May 10 2017 // A federal appeals court threw out a ruling that the U.S. government illegally bailed out insurer American International Group Inc. during the 2008 financial crisis, in a defeat for former chief executive officer Maurice...
Court Denies Shareholder Claim Against AIG Bailout Case Led by Starr’s Greenberg
May 9 2017 // A federal appeals court threw out a ruling that the U.S. government illegally bailed out insurer American International Group Inc. during the 2008 financial crisis, in a defeat for former chief executive officer Maurice...
Crashes on Popular New York Lake Prompt New Rules for Boat Rentals
May 5 2017 // People planning to rent boats on a popular upstate New York lake will be required to watch a safety video before being allowed to take a rental vessel onto the water. The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports the Lake George...
Ames & Gough Appoints Marshall to Lead Newly Established New York Operations
May 4 2017 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Wayne T....
Proposed New York Regulations Crack Down on Title Insurance Industry
May 2 2017 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced two new proposed regulations to protect New Yorkers and crack down on unscrupulous practices in the title insurance industry. These new protections were drafted following an...
New York’s Brady Risk Management Names Harris to Brady Risk Program Managers
Apr 28 2017 // John Harris has joined Sean Brady and Huntington, New York-based Brady Risk Management as managing director of the newly formed Brady Risk Program Managers. Harris has served as the chief underwriting officer for a number...
Fire Guts New York Mill Owned by Cooperstown Baseball Bat Maker
Apr 27 2017 // A fire has heavily damaged the upstate New York mill owned by a Cooperstown-based wood baseball bat company. Emergency officials in Otsego County say the fire was reported around 6 p.m. Monday at Cooperstown Bat...
New York Teen Gets Probation, Psychiatric Care in Friend’s Fire Death
Apr 27 2017 // A teenager who has been in and out of the hospital with mental health problems since the death of a friend in a massive fire the boys started was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation. A Family Court judge also ordered...
Generali Expands in U.S. with Chicago, San Francisco Offices and 3 Hires
Apr 26 2017 // Generali is expanding its U.S. global corporate and commercial operations with the opening of offices in Chicago and San Francisco in a bid to grab more business from U.S. multinational companies. The Italian...
Willis Towers Watson Names 6 to Global FINEX Senior Leadership Team
Apr 25 2017 // Insurance broker and consultant Willis Towers Watson has made six senior appointments across its Global FINEX business, the company’s financial, executive and professional risk specialty group. Jeremy Wall has been...
New York City House Fire Kills 5, Including Children
Apr 25 2017 // Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a fast-moving New York City house fire that killed five people, including two young boys and two teenage girls. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, on a street full...
Schumer Calls for Better Communication After New York Penn Station Stampede
Apr 25 2017 // Sen. Charles Schumer says the stampede that injured 16 people at New York’s Penn Station just over a week ago shows a need for better coordination between law enforcement agencies at transportation hubs. The stampede...
New York Passes $153B Budget Including Workers’ Comp Reforms
Apr 24 2017 // The New York State Senate in April passed its $153 billion 2017-2018 state budget that includes reforms to workers’ compensation in the state. These reforms serve to help businesses, local governments and...
Pennsylvania Says It Busted Up Fraudulent License Plate Ring
Apr 21 2017 // Pennsylvania’s attorney general’s office on Wednesday charged a dozen people as part of an organized crime ring that it said had made millions of dollars renting out fraudulently obtained license plates,...
Concord Adds Grayer to Reps & Warranty Insurance Practice in New York
Apr 18 2017 // Concord Specialty Risk (Concord) has announced that James A. Grayer, Esq. has joined the firm as executive vice president, Reps & Warranty Insurance, after resigning as a partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel...
Capacity Group of NY Hires Jeanne Braun to Health Care Strategy Group
Apr 18 2017 // Capacity Group of NY LLC (CGNY), a division of Mahwah, N.J.-headquartered The Capacity Group – an EPIC Company, has hired Jeanne Braun as president of CGNY’s newly established Health Care Strategy Group. Braun...
New Jersey Transit Train Stuck in Tunnel Three Hours, Stun Gun Sparks Stampede
Apr 17 2017 // A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday, and the chaotic scene escalated to pandemonium when Amtrak police used a stun gun to subdue a...
China’s Anbang to Abandon Attempt to Buy FGL: Sources
Apr 17 2017 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group will let its agreement to acquire U.S. annuities and life insurer Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL) for $1.6 billion lapse, after failing to secure all the necessary regulatory...
New York, New Jersey Governors Want ‘Verification’ of Penn Station Track Safety
Apr 13 2017 // The governors of New Jersey and New York say they want “independent verification” of track safety at New York’s Penn Station, citing recent train derailments and serious service disruptions. New Jersey...
Sen. Schumer Pushes for Malt Barley Crop Insurance in New York
Apr 13 2017 // Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make crop insurance for malt barley available to more New York farmers to help the craft brewing industry in the state. Schumer was at the 1886 Malt...
